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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-02-13
A RARE DISEASE.
The Cause Leading to the Death of Charles
Smith-A Case That Puzzles the Doctors.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
CAMBRIDGE Cry, Feb. 11.-Chares Smith
died at Ssrawns, Ind, on Tuesday evening.
There is nothing extraordinary in this announce
ment, but tho cause of his death is remarkable,
and for several months has puzzled the most
prominent physicians of the county. His pecu-
liar ailment seized him about eighteen months
ago, and for the last year he has suffered in
tensely from pains in the abdomen. He
would be seized with paroxysms of pains
while attending to his duties as post
master of the village. He would be drawn
into inconceivable shapes and would
find ease only in opiates, and after being con-
fined to his bed for several days would enjoy
comparative rest for some weeks. He gradually
grew weaker, as he could take very little nour-
ishment, and for eight weeks before his death he
was confined to his bed, suffering intense agony,
and died greatly emaciated. An autopsy was
held yesterday, which showed that at about the
middle of the colon there was a nard,
fbrors. cartilaginous condition of the
bowel, which reduced the caiber of the
intestine to less than one-half inch, prevent
ing the contents from passing that point.
The colon, from the point Of origin to the point
of structure. was about fourteen inches and was
dilated to about five inches in diameter. 1t
formed large tumor which was dragged down
to the bottom of the abdomen, causing the great
est pain. Two weeks ago prominent surgeon
was consulted as to the feasibilitysof performing
an operation that relief might be secured but
the postmortem proved that he was right in his
judgment that it would have availed nothing.
The case, all in all, is very rare one. and the
medical men venture no theory to account for
the strange growth
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A NOvELISTS BROKEN HOME.
Edward s, E!lis's Suit for Divorce from His
Erring Wife,

TTENToN, N. j., Feb 12-Trenton society
before over the publication of the statement
that Edward S. Ellis. the novelist, had made ap-
plcation to The Court of Chancery for a
divorce from his wife. on the ground that she
had been unfaithful to her marriage vows.
Three years ago Mr.. Ellis resided in this city.
His profession as a novelist was remunerative,
and he occupied an imposing mansion on East
State street. the fashionable thorou yhfare of the
town. His family consisted of his wife, two sons
and two daughters. The eldest son was being
trained for soldier in the West Point Militar Y
Academy His eldest daughter, an estimable
young lady, was of the reputed bellies Of
Trenton. His next-door neighbor was Wat
son F. Van Camp, Trentons largest insurance
agent
The two families became very intimate and
Ellis and Van Camp were boon companions for
years. Van Camp and Mrs. Ellis were often
made with her and often made excursions out of
town with her. MIR. Ellis trusted his wife i'm
plicitly and would not believe the stories circu-
lated concerning his wife and his bosom friend
The Ellis family moved away from Trenton
and took up their abode in New York. The head
of the family was writing textbooks for New
York publishing house and he desired to be near
the metropolis. His wife often went to New
York alone. and several times met Van Camp
there. Again stories about his wife reached the
novelisrs ears, and again he refused to credit
them. Finally Mr.. Ellis employed detectives,
procured what he considered ample evidence
and instituted proceedings, naming Van Camp
as correspondent. Mrs Ellis has retired to her
grandmother's home at Burlington.
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HOLLlNGSWORTH FOUND GUILTY.
The Trial of the Embedding Ex-Treasurer
Ends in Verdict Of Three Years in Prison.
,nac;al to the Indianapolis Journal,

Special to the INDIANAPOLIS journal.
VINcENNEs, Ind, Feb II -Ex- Countv-Treas
urer Spear S. Hollingsworth stands convicted,
to-day, of the crime of embezzlement. His trial.
begun more than a week ago. ended to day, the
case going to the jury, which was one of the sol
idest ever seen in this county. at ten minutes to
IL. At half past they returned verdict Of
guilty, assessing penalty of three years in the
penitentiary and nominal fine. The verdict
we'll received, public opinion inclining to the
limit of the law rather than to anything lighter.
motion for a new trial will be made on Mon
day. but the conviction seems to prevail that
Judge Malott will override it In the closing
argument by Hon. w. F. Townsend on behalf
of the State. the big crowd present was treated
to one of the finest speeches ever heard in this
city. He talked moderately, but his pleas had q
wonderful effect on the jury, the audience and
the prisoner the latter shedding tears when tie
speaker eloquently alluded to the past and tho
prisoners family. Hollingsworth is terribly cut
up by the verdict and it is SAID that he has been
weeping like child all the afternoon.
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General Snoring Notes.

There are twenty English Derby winners living.
Keefe, the New York pitcher. is a stenographer.
The St Louis Republican says Hy Boy lie wants to
play in this city this season.
The National League will be apt to commence its
championship season in April.
The players of the Portland Orc club receive big
ger salaries than the Governor of the State.
ST. Louis Republican, just think of the enormous
audiences there will be when Detroit plays in Indian
apolis, and vice versa.
Joe Coburn the ex-champion, is going TO England
in March, and hopes to bring back famous boxer
to travel under his management
1t is currently reported that Paddy Ryan is disgust
Ell with his business venture iE San Francisco and in
tends to sell out and visit Australia.
Lou Morris the billiardst has been giving exhibit
lions in the Sandwich Islands. He recently Ightened
the pockets of the sports in Honolulu and made his
escape the first steamer for Frisco.
Miss Ger Davis of Chicago, champion lady billiard
ist has arrived San Francisco, and challenges any
lady in the State to game of billiards of from 500
to 1000 points for 500 to $500 side.
meeting will be held at Evansville on the 18th
inst. for the purpose of organizing the Ohio Valley
League with clubs in that city, Terre Haute Vim
cennes, Cairo Paducah, Henderson and Greensboro.
The Detroit club is to take Southern trip this
spring starting in about three weeks. They will play
in Macon Mobile New Orleans. Savannah. Charleston,
Birmingham Decatur, Memphis, Nashville and Louis
ville
Chicago and Detroit both claim first place in the
League race Philadelphia third Boston and Pittsbure
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itual il the Christian What we did last year
we shall do this year and the next The old cere-
monial law had rules of daily conduct, but Chris
tianitv hal, introduced principles. child is
baptized, taught confirmed, communes, and
must avofi sin, keep the Commandments. resist
temptation, and practice holy life Disregard
of princiries causes in the individual diseases in
the family disorder; in the nation turbulence; in
the spiri' ual life degeneracy and unreadiness
for the. judgment and future glory.
Remove Everything poison from the soul, as the
housekeeper cleans the house. To do it requires
system and patience. We must do it methodcally
or else do 1t all over again. Habit, little by lit
tie pulls and draws one back to the starting point
ORANGES to ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS amuse-
ments, relaxation, companionship. When the
evil is exercised by repentance, you must bring
into the empty house of the soul other, better
occupants-faith, love, JOY, peace, holiness.
Read the Bible. But haven't time, says one.
You have all the time there is. You mean you
haven't the inclination. Say your prayers. go to
church, work persistently at self-examinatlon,
and give aims even to tenth of your income"
DR.. Courtney's text last evening was. IF thou
wilt confess with thy mouth that Jesus is Lord
and believe in thine heart that God raised Him
from the dead. thou shalt be saved" The speak
er said st. Paul was the apostle to the gentiles.
and through him We have the gospel of the Lord
Jesus Christ. He speaks with dogmatlc assur-
ance in regard to the gospel he breaches, and in
his text he puts two conditions. He then says
'Thou shalt be saved" not may be" nor will
he" but '.shat." Thou shalt confess with thy
mouth. There must be that confession; some
way that confession must be made that Jesus
is Lord, thy Lord, the Lord of thy life
and the master of thy will. Thy individual
Lord and the master of thy will. Thou art to
believe in thy heart that God has raised Him
from the dead. What you have to do is to be-
lieve in thine heart that God has raised Him
from the dead; not simply that Jesus of Naza-
reth, but thy Lord and thy master. was raised
from the dead with all that embodies of sin,
atonement and salvation. When man arrives
at that condition when he can make that confes-
sion with his mouth and believe it with his
heart, he IS saved. The speaker then made a
contrast of the man who is saved and him who
is lost. with the final concluding question: "Dc
you care for this?"
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each fourth. Then that leaves sixth. seventh and
wherever and whatever that may be.
The rural members Of the A. O. u. w. objected at
their recent convention in Rochester to John L. Sub
Ivan remaining member in good standing of theis
noble order It appears tina. Mr. Sullivan was in
vited to join the John A. Cameron Lodge which is
composed for the most part of Congressman members
of the Legislature and engineers. He went through
medical examination. and his papers sent to the grand
medical examiner. back duly approved. The in.
vestgating committee appointed to look into Mr. Sui
lyans moral character did and reported favorably
Mr.. Sullivan then balloted for and elected unani-
mousy. The champion boxer then became entitled to
all the benefits and rights of the order. Thereafter
Mr.. Sullivan always present on lodge night took
prominent part in the debates and regarded as
an able and earnest member. When he about TO
go out West sparring tour he left $25 with the
fnancier of the lodge TO pay his share of any
ments which might possibly be made while he was
away is said that at the recent convention Of the
order, at Rochester some Of the members from Chau
tauqua Lake objected to Mr.. Sullivan the ground
that he was prize-fghter. and censured John A.
Cameron Lodge for receiving him. The Of the
convention has caused great deal of dissen tory talk
and the metropolitan lodges have determined stand
nv C,,lli
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The Blizzard Mur,ier,

Special to the indianapolis Journal
GREENvILLE, o.. Feb Ion the first train
from Columbus, this morning the alleged MUIR
deress Of Alfred Blizzard, Mrs. Sarah Rhoades,
in charge Of Sheriff Lecklider and Marshal Bran
don. was brought here and lodged
in Jail. She seemed very much
fatigued and troubled, and held to the sheriff 8
arm, looking downward as she walked. When
captured she was with her husband, whom che
married eighteen years ago at Wilmington, O.,
and who is now living alone, thirteen miles from
keyser, W. Va. She denied knowing Blizzard
or nything about his death. and says she is inno-
cent, In her valise was found new pair of mems
pants and three hats, one that answers perfectly
the description of Billiards. given by his wife;
another is a black felt, and third straw. She
confesses to using and selling Billiards. horse
and buggy for so. and has receipts showing
that she paid $120 for the same
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DIR. COURTNEY's EXPLORATIONS.
A Sermon on the Effort That Should Be Made
to Overcome Evil Temptation.

DR.. Courtney's noon discourse yesterday to
men was of unusual fervor and impressiveness.
His text was from the third chapter of ST. Luke,
part of the fourth verse: prepare the way of
she Lord"
There are,' he said. sail sorts Of people in
the world; some great, some small Some
stani out in bold relief like clearly defined
fgnres upon wall So was Elijah in the Old
Testament. aud John the Baptist in the New
Elijah seemed to drop from the clouds with a
message for King Ahab, and to return as
abruptly to them again. John the
Baptist, shut for twenty years in
the wilderness, suddenly appeared
with message from on high. And as q horse
rears up at a precipice, so did the people stop
short In terror of the burning words which he
spoke. He taught them to be real, natural and
sincere that they must shun deceit and sham In
others, but must be honest themselves; right,
not polite. We live in ruts-natorai routine
in the family, corporate in the nation, and spir-
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PACIFIC COAST EXCURSIONS.
VIA THE vANpALrAL LINZ

This company will sell excursion tickets to Cali.
fornia point Jan. IS and 90. Feb. 9, IS and %,
for the round trip from indianapolis. Pas.
sengers who desire to do go ny one route and
return another. Tickets will also be sold by way Of
New Orleans good to return by either Of the direct
lines The vandalia has made special arrangements
for sleeping accommodations from st. Louis, Kan
City and Omaha, and those who desire to secure
such accommodations before starting do
through the agent of the vandalia line For further
information call upon address
GEORGE RECH, ticket agent or III. r. DER1Na,
assistant general passenger agent Washington
and Illinois streets. indianapolis Ind
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N Il without question and made il as much q
hxrt Of her life AZ was her consciousness of day
light MacRaes convictions shocked, startled
her. but did not shake her faith. She had good
reason to believe him the soul of honor, true to
moral principles and sincere in his worship OF
herself. 1t could not be possible that such a
man would ever remain an infidel and the old
story of pious wife attempting to convert an
fnfidel husband was begun. But MacRae had
his own notions about conversion, and undouot-
edly cherished hope that he might eventually
bring his wife to his way of thinking. They
settled down for life in this city. far from the
churchly influences of the young wifes child
hood.
They had been married six months when Mac
Rae fell victim to pneumonia His death
came upon his wife almost as suddenly as If he
had been brought home mangled by an accident
She WAS doubly unpreDared for any such event,
iu that she was terribly conscious that her hus-
band had never acknowledged atoning grace.
The family physician watched her anxiously for
time after the funeral, for he could discern the
seriousness of the trouble but he soon concluded
that she was in no danger She seemed more
than ever devoted to the church. One day she
came to her pastor with frightened mlen to
ask for consolation and light With much trep-
idation and tendency to hysteria she told
him how she had dreamed that she
had been granted a vision of hell. She had been
praying necessarily since her husbands death
that she might be informed as to his fate. She
had begun to hope that her prayers might be ef-
nct6nt In bringing him ulVluo tdVoE, Wucu tuo
answer came in the shape of this vision. AT all
svents sho feared that this dream was the
answer, for as she had made her way through
Che burning lake she had seen her husband
vrithing in torment. Could her pastor offer
her any cheerl Gould he assure her that the
vision was a mere fancy; that it meant nothing!
No; the pastor. rigid zealot of the old school,
could see nothing less in it than an announce
ment of the judgment Of Providence upon the
scoffer. With fanatic consciousness he
told Mrs. McRae his convictions. She listened
in perfect belief. and went to her home lunatic.
It was not ascertained for time. of course, that
her mind was seriously affected; she began to
spend her entire time reading the Bible, occa-
sioually stopping to reason with herself, the
conclusion Of all her reasoning invariably being
that there wss hell and that her husband
must be therein. At first she argued the matter
quietly. but with pathetic frmness, with those
who were hear her; then she relapsed into com
muninc with herself alone. And that will be
the end of her history
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Transfer of Glasscock Not Approx,

BosToN, Feb. 12.-The Globe states that Pres
ident soden, of The Bostons; had bought Glass
cock from the st. Louis club, and needed only
his signature to contract, and the sanction Of
the committee appointed at the last League
meeting, when he received dispatch from the
chairman of the committee stating that the
transfer Of Glasscock to Boston was not ap-
proved. Mr.. Soden thinks that the disposition
of Glasscock and Denny will ultimately be re-
ferred to the League. He suggests that Glass
cock be put up to be bid for
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Cunningham and Shortridge Bailed.
pecial to the INDIANAPOLIS Journal

WILLIAMsPoRT, Ind, Feb. 12-John Gum
ingham and Jesse Shortridge, of Battle Ground,
who we've indicted by the grand jury of this
county. at the last term of court for the killing
of Simeon Gerard last November, were
brought to this place to-day and
given hearing before Judge Rabb on
habeas corpus proceedings. They were
admitted to bail in the sum of S., 900 each, with
George Wolford. John Acheson, CLANCY Jones
and James 2. Clute as sureties. Messrs. Cot
froth & Stuart, and r. P. DeHart, of Lafayette,
and James McCabe & Son, Of this place, were
the attorneys for defendants, and w. B. Reed,
prosecuting attorney, and James NJ Hunter for
the State.
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apols, although not baseball city, has been
looked upon by the League as very convenient
point for . club to be situated, and
thought that interest enough could be
cordingiy make the transfer there, and probably
receive in return the Sc 500 raised by the citizens
OF that city short time ago, when an effort was
made to buy the Maroons. At any rate, Mr..
Stromberg has received SIS. 900, ana it is Of no
interest to him whether the Leagne managers
realize that sum or not from the sale.' Thus it
will be seen that Indianapolis will undoubtedly
receive the franchise at the March meet
ing. and the club managers here will
Immediately form a permanent organization,
and incorporate themselves. The detail will be
arranged, officers elected. and negotiations for
the securing of players will be begun. Already
Mr.. Burnham has received over three hundred
letters asking places in the new club. The fol-
lowing are the players now in view:
Pitchers. Weidman, of the Kansas Citys;
Whitney, of the same club; Boyle, Sowders and
Kirby of the St. Louis club, or our own Larry
McKeon; catcher, George Meyers, MapDes. Bri-
oidy. or Hackett; first basemau, Shaumberg;
second baseman, Meyers. of Kansas City; third
baseman, Denny, Of St Louis: short-stop.
Glasscock; right fielder, Paul Radford. of Kan
sas City; loft fielder, Gillespie, of New York;
center fielder Len Sowders. Jim Lilly, per-
haps Whitney. Mr.. Burnham has also in view
four young players whom he will probably put
on their feet in the indianapolis club.
The report that Denny and Glasscock are .
be taken from the club transferred to this city
is not at all satisfactory Indianapolis will not
be content to 60 into the League with weak
and worthless club, such as the st. Louis nine
will be without its two strongest men, and Mr..
Treat said last evening that indianapolis would
either have Glasscock and Denny for her club or
she would have nothing
A telegram was sent to Mr.. A. G.. Spalding, OF
Chicago, yesterday afternoon, asking him for
full information regarding the purchase of the
Maroons and the intentions of the League but
no response was received last night
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BANGS AGAIN THE RAGE.

few years ago lady could not be pulled into
barber shop and if she did GO she must be attended
by her husband and children her brother father,
sThem daze Is DER" The bang craze is on in ali its
rage and about half the time the elegant Bates House
Tonsoria Parors thronged with ladies in the best
class of society Mr. G. L. Knox makes speciality of
trimming bangs and haircutting generally. He is
artist of taste
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SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA.

The next excursion via Santa Fe route win leave
INDIANAPOLIS Feb %. and will include only south
ern California points. viz: Los Angeles. trip over
the Los Angeles & San Gabriel Valley railroad to Pa
sadena, Sierra Madre Villa and all points on the
California Southern railroad including San Diego on
information call on or address T. r. HENpRY, pas
senger agent Atchson, Topeka & Santa Fe rail
road, 81 South Illinois street Indianapolis, Ind.
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You will confer great benefit on your friends
who suffer with dyspepsia and all kinds Of indi-
gestion, by recommending them tho use Of AN
GoSTURA BITTxRs,
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DAILY WEATHER BULLETIN.
Indications.

WASHINGTON Feb. Is, A. NJ.
Special indications for twenty-four hours from
A. NJ for Indiana--W Warmer fair weather
For Indiana and Illinois--Warmer, fair wealth
or; winds becoming southerly.
For Ohio and West Virginia-Fair weather;
variable winds, shifting TO southerly; warmer.
For Michigan and Wisconsn--Fair weather.
followed by local SHOWS; warmer. variable winds,
Becoming southerly.
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To create AZ appetite, and give tone to the d.
gestivo apparatus Ayers Sarssparilla Is uhe-
qHA1eA
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Special Election for City Clerk.

Special to the IndiannpoiIs Journtl.
WASHINGTON. Ind, Feb. l2-At a special
election here to-day. for city clerk, William H.
Sanford, Democrat, defeated Martin c. Cahill,
fusion candidate, by a majority Of l54
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Local Observations.
INDIANAPOLIS, Feb. II.
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Time. Bar Their Hum. Wind. Weather. X. ain
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6 "A. NJ. 3O.49 ~ 50 INVEST Fair. ..--..
2 p. M.-.l30.55l 10 ST lNwestlClear .-....
8 p. NJ. 100. 63 16 20 INVEST Clear. ...-..